Import and load Nikon D810 to Final Cut Pro X/7/6 for Editing

The Nikon D810 is a 36.3 megapixel professional-grade full-frame digital single-lens reflex camera produced by Nikon. Compared to the former D800/D800E it offers a new image sensor with extended dynamic range from ISO 32 to 51,200, new Expeed processor with new noise reduction with claimed 1 stop noise improvement, doubled buffer size, increased frame rate and extended battery life, improved autofocus – now similar to the D4S, improved video with 1080p 60 fps and many software improvements.

The Nikon D810 cam encodes footage with H.264 codec and save the files in MOV container format. The MOV format is FCP friendly but H.264 codec is not natively supported by Final Cut Pro X/7/6 because H.264 encoded contents are highly compressed and are for delivery only. By transcoding/converting Nikon D810 H.264 .mov to Apple ProRes 422 encoded .mov file for Final Cut Pro X/7/6, the possible best quality will be retained in post-production workflow and you can then edit the resulting media files just as you would edit in QuickTime Movie format with FCP X/7/6 without rendering.

We recommend you our UFUWare HD Video Converter for Mac. This is a powerful and professional Nikon D810 Video to FCP ProRes Converter, with this Nikon D810 Converter, you can convert Nikon D810 MOV video to Apple ProRes 422 for Final Cut Pro X/7/6 or convert Nikon D810 MOV video to Apple ProRes 4444 for Final Cut Pro X/7/6, then you can import Nikon D810 MOV video to FCP easily. You can free download and try this Nikon D810 FCP Converter. And we provided you a useful and simple guide to help you transcode Nikon D810 MOV video to ProRes codec video for Final Cut Pro X/7/6.

How to transcode Nikon D810 1080p footage to Final Cut Pro X/7/6?

Tip: If you have multiple Nikon D810 MOV files, you can select the “Merge into one” box to join your Nikon D810 MOV files into one single file.

Step 2. Click from droplist of “Format” and you are recommended to choose “Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)” as best video format for editing Nikon D810 MOV in FCP 6/7/X as well as good video quality.

Tip: Adjust the video and audio parameters, including the Bitrate of Video&Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc., by clicking the Settings button on the main interface for getting the best quality.

Step 3. Click “Convert” icon on program main UI and start Nikon D810 MOV to FCP ProRes conversion. After a successful conversion, click “Open” to locate and import the generated Apple ProRes MOV videos into Final Cut Pro 6/7/X for editing.